Latin America

José Hugo de la Cruz Meza, a 39-year-old defender for Familia Chocca, died Nov. 3 after being struck by lightning during a televised soccer game in Peru.

From his small studio in Point Loma, local artist and graphic designer Humberto Cruz has collaborated with some of the most important musicians and major fashion brands in the world today.

Artist Humberto Cruz was born in Salinas, raised in Tijuana and now works from a Point Loma studio, making art that has reached the album covers of the likes of Karol G. NBC 7’s Fabian Bouzas reports.

A reputed Peruvian gang leader suspected in nearly two dozen killings in his home country has been arrested in New York by U.S. immigration authorities.

Americans across the country celebrate this month with pride and joy to highlight the importance of diversity.

The U.N. children’s agency says record numbers of children are making perilous journeys through Latin America and the Caribbean, often alone, and from countries as far away as Asia and Africa.

Latin America is taking Barbie mania to an extreme, with everything from pink-colored tacos and pastries, commercial planes bearing the Barbie logo, political ads and even Barbie-themed protests.